Bronze balsamarium

Classification

vase, vessel ; tomb equipment

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 12.6 cm; diameter: 7.5 x 4.8 cm

Date

2nd century A.D.

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

silvered bronze

Iconography

male figure ; goatskin (nebris); necklace/torques ; fibula ; bust ; bulla

Findspot

Budapest, 2nd district, Sajka street 4 – Bécsi street 25 ; Aquincum, Western cemetery of the Military Town

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection

Inventory

94.6.3767(R 2031)

ID

Hyp-3720

References

Láng, O. Tales of finds, no. 14 (Facsády, Annamária); Facsády, in ArchÉrt 139 (2014), 157–169; Fényes 2015–2016, 23, no. 45

Year of discovery

1993

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.